Weather-strip.



J. H. FOOTE.

" WEATHER STRIP.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1907.

971,001 Patented Sept. 20, 1910.

4 l A ffa a JAMES H. FOOTE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

WEATHER-STRIP.

Application filed November 22, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns H. Foo'rn, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton, State of- Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is a weather strip which is simple in construction, effective in action to prevent rattling of the sashes and the entrance of the elements between the sash and the window frame and which presents a neat appearance when placed upon a window. This object is attained by the means described in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of part of a window frame, a sash and a beading with a weather strip embodying my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an end view of a weather strip embodying my invention. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a piece of my weather strip. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken upon line a"m of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig.

3 but of a modified form of weather strip.

The window frame, strip, a, and beading, B, are of ordinary construction. The weather strip is made from a narrow piece of resilient metal which is folded centrally at, c, to form spring members, 0, 0 Members, c, 0 stand parallel to each other up to a point, 0 at which the spring member, 0, is bent backward along a longitudinal line away from member, 0 This bending of the member, 0, along the line, 0 increases its rigidity. The member, 0 is bent backward likewise along a longitudinal line at the point, e. The weather strip so formed is inserted between the sash, B, and the bead, a, so that the face of the sash, the member, 0 bears against the beading and the fold terminates outside of the bead. When so inserted, because of the greater rigidity of the springmember, 0', the pressure of the bead against the member, 0 will not cause the fold of the weather strip to raise away from the sash. However, to prevent longitudinal sliding of the strip upon the sash, I have placed perforations, 0 in the fold, through which nails, 0, may be inserted into the sash.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the spring members are formed of separate A, with its parting a, and window sash,

Specification of Letters Patent.

by, said spring the member, c,bears against Patented Sept. 20, 1910.

Serial No. 403,268. v

strips of resilient material, the member, (Z, which corresponds to the member, 0 being folded along a longitudinal line and having a narrow strip, cl, to form the other member of the fold; the member, d which corresponds to the member, 0, being bent at a line, (Z corresponding to the bend, c and having the end, (Z inserted into the fold between the member, (Z, and d. This strip may be secured to the sash by nails passing through the fold and through the inner edge, (i of the spring member,

What I claim is:

1. In a weather strip, a strip of resilient material folded longitudinally to form two spring members and having means for attaching close to the fold thus formed wheremembers are adapted to exert pressure laterally from each other against the window-frame and sash respectively between which they are adapted to fit and be moved when in use.

2. In a weather strip, a strip of resilient material folded longitudinally whereby two spring members are formed one of said spring members being bent backward at a point near the fold thus formed whereby said spring members are maintained substantially parallel between said fold and said point and means for attaching said strip within said parallel portion.

3. A strip of resilient material folded longitudinally and secured in operative position near its folded edge and having two free edges each adapted to exert pressure laterally from the other to engage a windowframe and sash respectively.

4. In a weather strip a resilient material folded longitudinally upon itself whereby two spring members are formed, and adapted to exert pressure laterally from each other against the window-frame and sash respectively between which they are adapted to fit and be moved, one of said spring members being bent backward at a point near the fold thus formed whereby said members are maintained substantially parallel between said fold and said point, and the other one of said spring members being bent backward at a point near its free edge as and for the purpose herein specified.

5. A weather strip of resilient material and consisting of two longitudinal springmembers connected together by a longitudinal fold and thence diverging whereby one member is adapted to exert a lateral pressure againsta window sash and the other to exert a lateral pressure against the window frame, and means extending through said 7 fold for securing said strip in an operative position.

6. A weather strip comprising two resilient members, connected together at one 1011- gitudinal edge and diverging at the other, and means extending through both members at their connected edges for securing the strip in an operative position.

7. A weather strip comprising two resili- 

